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Article: Gay NFL Player Seriously Considering Coming Out In Next Few Months

Report: Gay player “strongly considering” coming out

Posted by Mike Florio on March 25, 2013, 4:21 PM EDT

When it comes to the NFL’s willingness to accept an openly gay player, some think that the absence from the NFL of an openly gay player proves the league isn’t ready.

Under that standard, the NFL may soon be ready. Ready or not.

Mike Freeman of CBSSports.com reports that “a current gay player is strongly considering coming out publicly within the next few months — and after doing so, the player would attempt to continue his career.”

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What does that mean, "considering coming out"? If a NFL player talked to a reporter...........he's out! If the player decides "wellll, maybe later" the reporter will out him, "accidentally" of course. No reporter would be able to keep this to himself. He'd have to let the other reporters know he got the big story.

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I hope the NFL player who comes out is someone high profile and solid player. If it is a fringe player then some fans will say the guy came out just for publicity.But if a superstar comes out of the closet it would be tremendous and a huge deal. Some people still believe all gay men are weak and not masculine. If a macho NFL guy comes out as gay it would radically change the perceptions some people have about gay men in pro sports.

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I feel so bad for closeted NFL players you guys.

Not only are there clearly plenty of them when you do the math but they truly just want their dream job. Having that microscope, pressure, and as the article illustrated fan and opposing-reaction would just be ridic.

Sometimes I think it would be this huge deal, then sometimes I think it wouldn't.

At the end of the day, Dennis Pitta or GTFO.

Originally Posted by nycguydowntown

I'm guessing it's the guy from Baltimore Ravens---he's a hot man--not that it matters.

You mean him?

Doubt it.

Oh and part of a nice little interview he gave just today about the NFL indeed being ready (And spilling tea on gay baseball players) here's a snippet

Q: You didn't put a date on it, but you do believe football is ready for it?

A: Yeah, I think so. The locker room is changing, and you're starting to see teams take a stand against discrimination, whether it's the Niners (San Francisco 49ers) or the Baltimore Ravens. Also, we have a meeting next week — Athlete Ally (an organization that promotes equality in sports) and myself have a meeting next week, or some time in early April — with the NFL about joining Athlete Ally and inclusiveness in sports.

You're seeing people that have roles inside the NFL — and they're not necessarily players — but their roles from the top, coming down accepting equality and inclusiveness. So I think we're laying the foundation for a player to be comfortable and safe. We're not exactly there in every organization, but I think we're getting there. When all the organizations in the NFL take a stand as a whole and the orders come from the top down and we do some training with the rookies and we talk about Athlete Ally and inclusiveness in sports, we are really going to see a momentous change in acceptance.

Q: How does the notion of the NFL being ready for an openly gay player square with organizations that ask potential draftees if they 'like girls?'

A: Yeah, that was pretty outrageous and outlandish that they did that. Obviously, that's something you could never do in corporate America. But also at the same time, in the majority of states, you can still be fired for being LGBT. I think more than anything, when these types of things happen — when corporations "misbehave" — it leads to faster change. Look at all the pushback the NFL got and how big the news was when it happened. Now they had to send memos to teams that you can't do this and there's certain behaviors you can't act in.

If that had never happened, or it had not been made public, teams would still be practicing and doing those same things they did that were discriminatory. So when they do make mistakes and it goes public, it can be a catalyst for change. and that's actually a good thin

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Here he is...

When former 49ers and Raiders offensive lineman Kwame Harris was alleged in January to have assaulted a former boyfriend, it was logical to conclude that Harris, though he had never publicly come out of the closet, is gay.

On Friday in an interview with CNN, Harris admitted the obvious and said he wished he would have acknowledged it when he was still playing.

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The interview in its entirety is great but take a gander at the video: Brandon is basically saying he is good friends with a player, (Clearly in the Ravens) who one day will get to talk about his Husband and kids.

Does this confirm my Ravens are the ones with the Ghey that is about to set the NFL on fire?

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Kwame Harris is a Bright & Attractive Dude..He gave a good interview on CNN... I bet he's not into the Brothas...LOL..

I'm not crazy about this MYSTERY Player "testing the waters for sharks" game...If you're gonna come out then do it..Stop throwing bait just to see if your Fellow players are gonna say something...If you don't feel led to do it then don't...

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Originally Posted by G-Lexington

I guess I'll take "maybe I'll come out tee hee" over "coming out after being caught sucking a guy in a gas station rest room".

Lex

The MEDIA and especially my FAVORITE Hot-Spot MSNBC is hyping this up like crazy...It's as if this Mystery Jock is trying to convince somebody of something and if he cant stop the Ball from rolling then he's gonna go public...Just my theory, not factual....

@ best this is ALL Media-spun Hype..If this Mystery Tight Buns guy does come Forward I hope explains why he threw out bait...He better not be a Bench warmer/Water Boy that the Players and the Coach's Face Fuck in the back of the Tour bus while on the road....LOL...

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Originally Posted by FanofFiction

Time to make the wishlist. There are about 25 NFL pros I would love to see come out of the closet. If some guys came out of the closet it would be another reason to watch football.

If 1 player comes out his Team and every game he plays will be watched by more viewers than ever before. His life will change forever and for the Good.

HBO Sports did a segment on A Latino Boxer that came out..He didnt have ONE endorsement deal before he told his truth. He still gets Fights and Now he's getting sponsors left & right...

And i did some checking...Football Bench-warmers make $285,000 a year and they can sit & look Cute EVERY freaking game...That's not a bad pay-day AND they get Free Food and can Fuck all the Sluts that Follow them from town to town...

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Originally Posted by MisterMajestic

If 1 player comes out his Team and every game he plays will be watched by more viewers than ever before. His life will change forever and for the Good.

HBO Sports did a segment on A Latino Boxer that came out..He didnt have ONE endorsement deal before he told his truth. He still gets Fights and Now he's getting sponsors left & right...

And i did some checking...Football Bench-warmers make $285,000 a year and they can sit & look Cute EVERY freaking game...That's not a bad pay-day AND they get Free Food and can Fuck all the Sluts that Follow them from town to town...

Just wondering, is the Latino boxer is it Orlando Cruz? I heard that Cruz has earned the opportunity to fight a guy I think his name is Garcia a top fighter BUT not sure if it is going to happen.

I think Orlando Cruz is such a courageous man he's a boxer and he's out and active. He's the only active gay male athlete in professional sports right now. Now as for this NFL guy I can see why he's being cautious, I have been on several sports forums such as CBS football forums, EPSN forums and the homophobia there is huge. A lot of the comments there are actually saying the closeted gay NFL player just wants media attention. Some guys think if a gay man comes out in the NFL he will become a distraction to the team.

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Originally Posted by MisterMajestic

If 1 player comes out his Team and every game he plays will be watched by more viewers than ever before. His life will change forever and for the Good.

HBO Sports did a segment on A Latino Boxer that came out..He didnt have ONE endorsement deal before he told his truth. He still gets Fights and Now he's getting sponsors left & right...

And i did some checking...Football Bench-warmers make $285,000 a year and they can sit & look Cute EVERY freaking game...That's not a bad pay-day AND they get Free Food and can Fuck all the Sluts that Follow them from town to town...

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My gut tells me that this is probably true and just saying I think when this player comes out, I don't think it's gonna be a current superstar but will be a bigger name than just a benchwarmer. And of course, I have my wishlist too, but don't think it's any of them and just don't think it's any of the guys who have been public as advocates.

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Methinks this might have been a pre-emptive April fool's day hoax just to sell more tabloids and create internet buzz by legitimizing this "story" by having predate April 1st...

It's nice to see gay jokes and apparently gay panic, are still alive and well in the jock-macho world of male professional team sports.

Doesn't anyone remember Glenn Burke? For the gay movement, this decade seems to be the 1980's we should of had, without the outbreak of HIV/AIDS...but I guess those generations who don't know their history...are doomed to repeat it.

Here's hoping someone has the courage, to once again, come out publicly on a Major Team sport while still playing...

PS: I am still a little disappointed that John Amechi did not have the courage to come out while still playing...he would have been the ultimate role model...a learned man who was a great athlete and was/is highly intelligent. But who am I to judge? I bet the pressure was unimaginable.
Now, I'll get down from my big ol'
Carry on.

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I wish this guy the best. It is never easy, such an emotional event. In this case, he may be putting his career on the line. The NFL is currently under investigation for asking sex orientation questions to its new recruits.

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Unless its a superstar player who is considered invaluable to his team, I'm afraid I don't see much good coming out of this. It will be buzzed about for a while but then the player will likely fade into obscurity all while likely facing harassment behind the scenes. I certainly would respect this player's bravery for coming out and every big change has to start somewhere, but I doubt this will be the game-changing moment people may be hoping it will be.

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Originally Posted by GiancarloC

Orlando Cruz isn't the only active male athlete in professional sports... there are several others, including in Europe that are out (Anton Hysen who plays an active career).

Anton Hysen is in the third tier Swedish league it is good he came out but he's not that talented. I've talked to people who know European football and Anton Hysen barely registers on the radar.

Also, from what I've read Hysen isn't as good a soccer player like say Robbie Rogers the American soccer star. Rogers has gotten a lot more press and publicity he got profiled in the NY Times and The Guardian last week after he came out. Rogers also played for the MLS and Leeds.

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Hopefully, it'll be a Micheal Jordan-level superstar, not some no-name third stringer.

If it's a superstar that delivers asses in seats, it'll be a lot harder for any homophobic shit stains in the industry to get rid of him or screw up his career. A third-stringer is more likely to get shit on by teammates and managers to bully him into quitting.

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It be better be a star it reminds me when I read Out Magazine a few years ago and some loser I think his name was Francisco Rodriguez ranked in the 300s came out in men's tennis. Rodriguez is ranked so low he probably was on the challenger circuit his whole career which is the minor leagues of pro tennis and not on the main ATP tour which is for the elite top 100. The top 100 can play in the four grand slams have a higher profile and probably have endorsements.

Rodriguez also probably was ranked so low he couldn't even qualify for a grand slam in tennis. When a man comes out low ranked and not high profile as a gay man he doesn't help gay rights at all or change misconceptions.

Only the stars the top elite athletes who are gay men can reallly make a difference they challenge people's perceptions about masculinity and they can make a real impact because they are actually TALENTED and have the RESULTS to justify the media attention.

But if it is some fringe NFL player coming out he's only doing it for himself and won't make a difference.